SCIENCE DISPATCH: Recycling YourselfYale Daily NewsTrue, research is not usually a life and death matter, but, at this point, the mortality rate for a kidney transplant surgery is quite low and comparable to other major surgeries. This is certainly not…
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Plano Firefighter’s Organ Donation Saves Two Lives
CBS Local FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) – There was an emotional meeting between the family of a Plano firefighter and two of the lives he helped save through organ donation. Brody Fleming was 24. He died after suffering a stroke last year. Brody’s family met his two … |
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Gene Regenerates Heart Tissue, Critical Finding For Heart Failure Prevention
RedOrbit Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a specific gene that regulates the heart’s ability to regenerate after injuries. The function of the gene, called Meis1, in the heart was not known previously. The findings of the UTSW … Scientists Hope ‘Heartbreak Gene’ Could Aid Heart Failure TreatmentsHuffington Post UK Gene could rejuvenate old heartsTelegraph.co.uk Gene Controls Regeneration of Heart TissueVoice of America |
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Marathon man who beat two near-death illnesses
Yorkshire Post He had supposed to be going to India on business, but that had to be cancelled as surgery was booked for three weeks’ time. He and his wife, Sue, talked things over for a few days before telling Scott, then 17, and Tom, then 13. “I said I … He had a … |
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Mayo survey finds growing support for organ donation
Post-Bulletin Mayo survey finds growing support for organ donation. Mayo Clinic has conducted a survey that shows “the public’s support for both living and deceased organ donation is increasing.” According to Mayo, 84 percent of respondents said they would be very … American Red Cross blood donation opportunities in Cleveland and St. PeterSouthernminn.com |
OncLiveTargeted Therapies in Neuroendocrine Tumors – OncLiveOncLiveThe hazard ratio for progression-free survival in this trial was 0.77 in favor of treatment with everolimus; however, this benefit was not statistically significant. To further cull out…
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Man held for stalking organ donor’s family
Times of India NEW DELHI: A man was held in Madhya Pradesh for stalking the family of AnmolJuneja, the 21-year-old road accident victim whose organs gave a new lease of life to 34 patients. MBA dropout Anubhav Ladda Mehsuri (32) had nurtured hopes of being … |
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Organ donation: Army shows the way
Times of India Since the constitution of the armed forces organ retrieval and transplantation authority (AORTA) in Army Hospital (R&R) in 2007, it has achieved 113 brain death declarations of which 37 agreed to donate multiple organs — a record for any single … |
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Dialysis patient calls for compulsory organ donation
Toowoomba Chronicle TOOWOOMBA dialysis patient Darren Thomas has praised the Federal Government’s live organ donation scheme. But he wants politicians to go one step further. Mr Thomas would like to see the day that compulsory organ donation is made law. “I think organ … |
BBC NewsThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has defended itself after it confirmed …BBC NewsThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has defended itself after it confirmed that Lance Armstrong tested positive for corticosteroids four times in 1999. A …